Innocence Maintained

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Ophelia drowned in the water  Crushed by her own weight  Hitler loved little blue-eyed boys  And it drove him to hate  Birds always grow silent before the night descends  'Cause nature has a funny way of breaking what does not bend  A hero's torso built of steel and Novocain  His heart a bitter beat inside a bloodless frame  There was a hole inside his soul a manicure could not fill  So he found himself a whore to love while daisies choked in the window sill We've made houses for hatred  It's time we made a place  Where people's souls may be seen and made safe  Be careful with each other  These fragile flames  For innocence can't be lost  It just needs to be maintained A small town in Ohio  Two boys are filled with violence  And darkness spreads its legs for hate and ignorance  We are given to a god to put our faith therein  But to be forgiven, we must first believe in sin We've made houses for hatred  It's time we made a place  Where people's souls may be seen and made safe  Be careful with each other  These fragile flames  For innocence can't be lost  It just needs to be maintained I want to live bravely and love without fear  I want always to feel the wings of grace near  We all will be Christed when we hear ourselves say  We are that to which we pray We've made houses for hatred  It's time we made a place  Where people's souls may be seen and made safe  Be careful with each other  These fragile flames  For innocence can't be lost  It just needs to be maintained

Innocence Maintained Written by Jewel Produced by Patrick Leonard Engineered by Ross Hogarth Mixed by Kevin Killen Mixed at Oceanway, Hollywood, CA Musicians Jewel - Vocal Patrick Leonard - Keyboards & Programming Brian Macleod - Drums Luis Conte - Percussion Paul Bushnell - Bass Jude Cole - Guitars Recorded Groove Masters, Santa Monica, CA Albums Spirit, 1998 Singles Hands CD1 (UK Single), 1998 Bits and Baubles, 1999 Length 4:08      (25 known performances)